Heather Gallegos MBA ’01 co-founded El Toro Tours with her friend of 30 years, Christina Perez, and together they launched their first brand, the Morgan Hill Wine Trolley, in July 2024. The company operates weekend wine-tasting tours on an iconic cable car trolley. They want to introduce locals and tourists alike to one of the […]

On May 19, 2023, Ram Fletcher ’01, J.D. ’05 was appointed judge in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara by Gov. Gavin Newsom ’89. Ram joins the bench after nearly 17 years of practice, the last 10 as a partner in his personal injury law firm Bohn & Fletcher, LLP.

Palvir Shoker J.D. ’01 has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Contra Costa County Superior Court. Shoker is a democrat and has served as a commissioner at the Contra Costa County Superior Court since 2021. She was also court mediation director for the Congress of Neutrals from 2018 to 2021 and a […]

Daniel Flynn MBA ’01 grew up in Red Bluff, California, with his parents and five siblings. His professional roles included product management, marketing, business planning, and consulting. Dan is remembered as gregarious, kind, loving, funny, talented, creative, and smart. His interests included music, comedy, fly-fishing, plants, cooking, drawing, sports, reading, and spending time with his […]

Meghan Donaghy ’01 had a knack for business and a love for travel. After graduating from SCU, she did market reserach and trend analysis for the family business. She excelled at keeping a pulse on the latest trends and events in the beverage industry. Meanwhile, Meghan took many trips abroad, traveling to six continents. Her […]

Jim Farris ’01 recently became the CEO of Mosser Capital, the investment arm behind Mosser Companies. Mosser aims to deliver community and social impact through housing improvements, revitalization of neighborhoods. It is also one of the largest housing providers in the Tenderloin in San Francisco, where they are providing homes for lower-income families. Additionally they […]

The life of Linda Mitchell M.A. ’01 was filled with a deep love for her family and friends. She devoted herself to their well-being and happiness. After graduating high school she went to live with her grandparents in France. She loved visiting the French museums and spent many hours appreciating Byzantine to Impressionist art. Writing […]

After seven years with the Leavey School of Business, Kelly A. Walsh ’01 is transitioning to Stanford University, where she will support graduate students studying Public Policy.

Arnold & Porter is pleased to announce the election of six new partners and five new counsel, effective January 1, 2021. Partner Dr. Wallace Wu J.D. ’01, a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology practice, is resident in the Los Angeles office. He earned his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law, Ph.D. from […]

Janelle and her husband, Bodie, welcomed their 4th child in December 2018, a daughter, named Violet Faith. She joins older siblings: Luke Tyler, Victoria Rose, and Noah Patrick.

Kimberly Flowers ’01 first discovered her love of personal coaching while working as an RA in Dunne her senior year. She launched her life coaching and Healing Touch practice, Girls Becoming Golden, and is enthused to show her Bronco pride on her website: girlsbecominggolden.com. Kim hopes to work virtually with fellow SCU alumni who are […]

Samuel J. Dalesandro Jr. J.D. ’01 has been appointed judge of the Fresno County Superior Court. He has served as a commissioner at the Fresno County Superior Court since 2017. He previously served as a deputy district attorney for the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office beginning in 2008, and prior to that, as an assistant district attorney […]

Michelle Vagnati MBA ’01 was born in Santa Clara in 1971. She and her husband, Greg Vagnati, settled in Los Altos to raise their children, Leo and Eva.  Leo and Eva were the pride and joy of Michelle’s life, and her legacy of kindness, strength, and her zest for life will live on through them.  […]

Joe Tone ’01 recently joined The Washington Post as the sports investigations and enterprise editor. He was previously the deputy Washington bureau chief at Vice News. His 2017 book Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels and the Borderland Dream, a vivid account of an FBI investigation into money laundering by Mexican drug cartels in the horse racing industry, was a […]

The solo art exhibition of Francisca “Kika” Jonsson ’01, titled Trace Path, has been on view at Periscope Projects in Salzburg, Austria. A combination of drawings and installation, the exhibition focuses on both natural and man-made borders. Jonsson uses large scale drawings and construction elements to expand on the concept of border fortification and to […]

Ritesh Tandon M.S. ’01, MBA ’07 has announced his candidacy for congressman of District 17, which includes San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Newark, Fremont, and Milpitas. His grandfather was a freedom fighter during India’s independence movement, leading him to appreciate independence. He moved to the U.S. to attend SCU when he was […]

Terry Ahearn J.D. ’01 has joined Duane Morris LLP’s Silicon Valley Office as partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice group.

Karen (Grupp) Elizalde ’01 is doing great and living in the Philippines with her husband and three daughters, ages 9, 7, and 3. She runs an event company and restaurants Hobbit Tavern, Super Submarine, Thai Basil, and Jeepney Stop and is about to open another one on the island of Boracay. She would love to […]

Nicholas Buccola ’01, the Elizabeth and Morris Glicksman Chair in Political Science at Linfield College will release The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America on October 1.

Mike Rasay ’01 M.S. ’07, along with Chris Kitts, has received a NASA Group Achievement Award as part of the NASA EcAMSat satellite mission team. The EcAMSat (E. coli AntiMicrobial Satellite) mission investigated space microgravity effects on the antibiotic resistance of E. coli as part of NASA’s efforts to understand the effects of space travel […]